Construction work to change traffic patterns in North Brunswick, Edison, Woodbridge

David Gard/For The Star-LedgerRoute 1 in North Brunswick at College Farm Road is shown in this January file photo. Traffic lanes will be added on College Farm Road to make up for construction on Route 1, Department of Transportation officials announced. MIDDLESEX COUNTY — Drivers will contend with lanes shifts on Route 1, Route 440, and Route 9 in North Brunswick, Edison and Woodbridge as construction work proceeds to replace bridges, state Department of Transportation officials said.

Motorists already familiar with the construction pattern on Route 1 in North Brunswick will see new patterns in place beginning Friday, with lanes temporarily closing to implement the changes. By Monday morning, there will be two lanes open in each direction on the newly constructed southbound side of the bridge, and additional traffic lanes on College Farm Road, state transportation officials said.

Work will then proceed on the northbound side of the span. This traffic pattern will be in place through the end of the year, state officials said.

In Edison, work will begin Friday to replace the bridge deck on the northbound lanes of Route 440 over Woodbridge Avenue. New traffic patterns will be in place, but will maintain three lanes in each direction. The exit from the northbound lanes to Woodbridge Avenue will be closed and traffic will follow a detour.

The changes will continue through June 21, when work is scheduled to be completed, DOT officials said. The bridge deck on the southbound lanes was previously replaced.

Starting later this month in Woodbridge, there will be overnight lane closings, on the Route 9 bridge over Main Street. Single lanes will also be closed on Main Street between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. for work to replace the highway span.

The new bridge is being constructed off-site, and will be installed over two weekends this fall, state Department of Transportation officials said. Work is expected to be finished by November.